Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that the Enforcement Directorate is planning to arrest party leader Amanatullah Khan in connection with a "baseless" case.
Singh said that the Modi government is working on its Operation Lotus with full might and that ministers and MLAs are being arrested on false charges. He added that the ED is planning to arrest Khan by framing a baseless case against him.
The AAP MP, along with other party leaders, reached Khan's residence to meet his family on Thursday night. Singh told reporters that the party stands with Khan and his family and that they have not received any official information from the ED as of now.
Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Waqf Board during his chairmanship. However, the court also stated that Khan should not be arrested unless there is sufficient material against him.
The ED has been sending summons to Khan in relation to the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. His anticipatory bail pleas have been dismissed by the trial court as well as the High Court.
The money laundering case against Khan stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR and three Delhi Police complaints. The allegations against Khan concern his time as Chairman of the Waqf Board. He has been accused of illegally recruiting people in violation of the law and unfairly leasing Waqf Board properties during 2018-2022.